In this chapter, the design and analysis of two special types of structures: tensile and tensegrity structures are explained. It starts with the introduction of tensile structure, including different membrane materials, different types of support. This is followed by discussion of major loadings need...
Soft and tensegrity structures are two configurations that have appeared as robots continue to draw inspiration from nature and diversify beyond rigid machines toward compliant systems. One artificial manifestation of a biological attribute that is an active research topic is the body's...
Another configuration was developed to have the open tensegrity shaft that uses straight carbonfibre rods to separate eight tethers [13]. Rotary kite turbines present some advantages over the leading lift-and-drag AWE designs; many of these are qualitative based on observations from prototype testing...